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fallout from the earthquake in japan you've heard about the physical damage from this massive disaster but we're going to tell you how this could affect the global economy and it's a battle between two media outlets and personalities new york times takes on the huffington post claiming the only one of these two is the king when it comes to media royalty so who's the winner we're going to find out and i do you consider gays to be second class citizens we'll speak with a man who use of that explanation to get himself out of jury duty and he'll join us to tell us just say why he thinks he isn't considered equal then is joe biden was visiting with russian heads of state and talking about recess and national intelligence director james clapper claim that russia and china are mortal threats to the united states so which one is it and we would like to toast our friday with a dose of happy hour with discuss the latest dating sites and there's even one school in florida who is redefining the term hot for teacher details on all that and more in tonight's show but first let's move on to our top s
fallout from the earthquake in japan you've heard about the physical damage from this massive disaster but we're going to tell you how this could affect the global economy and it's a battle between two media outlets and personalities new york times takes on the huffington post claiming the only one of these two is the king when it comes to media royalty so who's the winner we're going to find out and i do you consider gays to be second class citizens we'll speak with a man who use of that...
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i understand that in japan many of them never leave the house, they play video games all the time. >> yeah. >> and i've also heard -- i cannot track this down -- about declining testosterone levels in the american public. could this be something that's going on, that we are just losing that masculine drive and desire? is i mean, george gilbert's argument always was that many men got married because they were tired of hunting/gathering, they wanted to become farmers. [laughter] i mean, it's true. >> yeah, yeah. >> a lot of men, that's the great impetus, regularity. >> right. >> and i was just wondering whether or not you've explored this business about men -- these creatures simply losing interest in sex or getting it off the pornography off the web or something, or doing it some other way -- >> sure. >> -- and can that physical aspect may be a critical element to add to your list. >> yeah. you know, i haven't heard about a loss of interest in sex among boys. what i have read about and i think is worth taking very seriously is the predominance of porn in their lives. this has become a
i understand that in japan many of them never leave the house, they play video games all the time. >> yeah. >> and i've also heard -- i cannot track this down -- about declining testosterone levels in the american public. could this be something that's going on, that we are just losing that masculine drive and desire? is i mean, george gilbert's argument always was that many men got married because they were tired of hunting/gathering, they wanted to become farmers. [laughter] i...
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stocks sell off on worries about japan. the dow fell 51 points, the nasdaq lost 14 and the s&p 500 was down seven. trading volume started the week with 962 million shares moving on the big board and 1.8 billion on the nasdaq. fed chairman ben bernanke meets with his interest rate committee tomorrow. topping its agenda? whether to change its $600 billion bond-buying program that's set to expire june 30. some members fear the bond buys could spur inflation when combined with rising prices for food, fuel and other commodities. but former fed staffer vince reinhart thinks the fed will stay the course. >> they probably won't do anything to touch any of the characterizations of policy, because they don't want market participants to get confused or think they're going to be rushing for the exits anytime soon or, given the tension in the objective, adding to the overall amount of qe2. >> susie: and the nasdaq could be making a bid for its arch rival, the new york stock exchange. reports say the nasdaq omx group has lined up $5 bill
stocks sell off on worries about japan. the dow fell 51 points, the nasdaq lost 14 and the s&p 500 was down seven. trading volume started the week with 962 million shares moving on the big board and 1.8 billion on the nasdaq. fed chairman ben bernanke meets with his interest rate committee tomorrow. topping its agenda? whether to change its $600 billion bond-buying program that's set to expire june 30. some members fear the bond buys could spur inflation when combined with rising prices for...
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that's what they call it in japan. the soldiers are clearing away some of the rubble from these obliterated towns and cities trying to move the wood and the other structures and create some roads so they can get vehicles in there and start getting more and more aid to people because there are reports that food and supplies are piling up at these drop-off points up in the north, but they can't get them to the victims. so the army is trying to work on that. they are also trying to get a runway going at the airport. you might remember that that airport was completely swamped by the tsunami. there were cars and airplanes strewn all over that airport. if they can get that runway smooth, that will help in terms of getting supplies into the north. then what they got to do is get them to the more remote areas. >> now, we understand one of the emerging problems is the number of orphans, children who survived the earththake and the devastating tsunami, but have now lost their parents. >> yeah, it's a really terrible thing. a lot
that's what they call it in japan. the soldiers are clearing away some of the rubble from these obliterated towns and cities trying to move the wood and the other structures and create some roads so they can get vehicles in there and start getting more and more aid to people because there are reports that food and supplies are piling up at these drop-off points up in the north, but they can't get them to the victims. so the army is trying to work on that. they are also trying to get a runway...
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seven finance ministers said they would intervene in japan's currency will more than that in about twenty minutes time. at another news libya braces for airstrikes from friends in the u.k. as the u.n. security council backs and no fly zone to protect civilians. in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the race is on to restore electricity to japan's stricken fukushima nuclear plant so that workers can then get the reactor cooling systems back on line it's been a week now since the country was a rocked by its worst ever earthquake triggering a tsunami and it is asking about look that's not thousands of people dead or missing or bet it has more from japan. right now they're still trying to reconnect power to the site so they can get those cooling systems up and running and bring the temperature down inside the reactor that seems like the only way they're now going to prevent what could be a real nuclear disaster and mouth hoaxing reactor number two because this morning they actually saw smoke rising from the reactor they don't know what the cause was of that
seven finance ministers said they would intervene in japan's currency will more than that in about twenty minutes time. at another news libya braces for airstrikes from friends in the u.k. as the u.n. security council backs and no fly zone to protect civilians. in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the race is on to restore electricity to japan's stricken fukushima nuclear plant so that workers can then get the reactor cooling systems back on line it's been a...
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an accident in japan and assurances over radiation save in safety that are proving inaccurate. and disasters like this begs the question how can this be prevented put we're going to take it one step further reduce the heat for alternative energy plans that would prevent these issues from happening in the first place. regions don't want to ever be held accountable for their actions and especially in other countries and luckily for shover on the new york judge has saved them from their nine point five billion dollar fault in the amazon for now but that's pocket change so when the corporations look up their profit. the public. is wednesday march sixteenth four pm in washington d.c. and christine for is out there watching our team we're going to start off today with the worsening crisis in japan where throughout the day smoke could be seen billowing out of one of the nuclear reactors reactor number four seem a nuclear power plant after a fire there this in addition to an earlier fire at an explosion and high levels of radiation seeping out there is a bubbling undercurrent of anxiet
an accident in japan and assurances over radiation save in safety that are proving inaccurate. and disasters like this begs the question how can this be prevented put we're going to take it one step further reduce the heat for alternative energy plans that would prevent these issues from happening in the first place. regions don't want to ever be held accountable for their actions and especially in other countries and luckily for shover on the new york judge has saved them from their nine point...
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a major nuclear accident in japan. could three different pathways because it's a different reactor design could result in large scale radioactivity releases that would done well with the wind and flow with the water and hopefully that will not happen this time there was a previous earthquake in japan in july two thousand and seven at the largest nuclear power plant in the world seven large scale reactors on months i called he was ocky here we are going on four years later five of those reactors are still shut down to undergo repairs to undergo safety upgrades because now it's realized that it was not designed strongly enough to withstand the earthquake that struck nearby i guess what i'm curious about is that you know you say these these goods are being delivered from other countries you're hoping they got there in time what about the people on the ground working at these nuclear sites i guess i'm just a little confused with all the danger there how they can possibly you know they're racing against time but they're als
a major nuclear accident in japan. could three different pathways because it's a different reactor design could result in large scale radioactivity releases that would done well with the wind and flow with the water and hopefully that will not happen this time there was a previous earthquake in japan in july two thousand and seven at the largest nuclear power plant in the world seven large scale reactors on months i called he was ocky here we are going on four years later five of those reactors...
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proceeds will be donated to earthquake relief efforts in japan. l a. other news to bring you and we continue l there is much more to come in fact coming up. united nations takes action on libya and goes well beyond no fly zone. latest there. >> billing wave surfer at maverick. widow takes a moment >> billing wave surfer at maverick. widow takes a moment to remember. >> another storm coming in tomorrow and it is going to bring more than just rain and wind.i'll be back to detail it bring more than just rain and wind.i'll be back to detail it out coming up >> we know what the golden gate bridge looks like of course but >> we know what the golden gate bridge looks like of course but what does it sound l about later tonight. turning l about later tonight. turning the sound of the golden gate >> united nation approved resolution authorizing international military intervention in libya to protect the people there from harm. as john explains, this measure goes well beyond the no fly zone. >> world spoke without a single opposing voice. >> those in favor.
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the disaster in japan hours after an eight point nine earthquake triggered a tsunami now another threat looms japan's nuclear reactors are on red alert radiation lover levels now a thousand times normal so could your pan be on the brink of its own turn noble disaster. sending mixed messages as the u.s. vice president praises the reset with russia another u.s. official seems to be stuck in another decade cold war mentality anyone. and now with the old then in with the new is it time for the new york times to get with the times the huffington post seems to think so we'll debate old media versus news. as the on rest in the mideast unfold how will the u.s. react from oil interests to keeping allies land of the free is finding itself in this work spot. it's friday march eleventh seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for now you're watching our t.v. . well we continue our coverage following the eight point nine earthquake struck off the coast of japan now the aftereffects include not only aftershocks but fears of a radioactive fallout after a japanese nuclear power plant northeast of toky
the disaster in japan hours after an eight point nine earthquake triggered a tsunami now another threat looms japan's nuclear reactors are on red alert radiation lover levels now a thousand times normal so could your pan be on the brink of its own turn noble disaster. sending mixed messages as the u.s. vice president praises the reset with russia another u.s. official seems to be stuck in another decade cold war mentality anyone. and now with the old then in with the new is it time for the new...
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all over the developed world, in asia, in japan, korea, china and in eastern europe. everywhere where people garner universities girls are doing better. now how that is going to play out in those various countries, think it is really going to depend on individual cultures and how they deal with this. but i think that we will be seeing a collapse in fertility and a lot of those countries as we already have. >> thank you kay. thank you all for coming. this book is "manning up." [applause] >> c-span's local content vehicles are traveling the country visiting cities and towns as we explore a nation's history and some of the authors who have touched upon it through their work. this weekend on book tv, we take you to downtown indianapolis for a look at the new kurt kurt vont zamora library. >> kurt vonnegut was perhaps the greatest american writer. he was a world war ii veteran. he was a hoosier. he was a satirist. he was a political activist. he was a husband. he was the father. he was a friend. he was a friend to his fans. he would write back to his fans. he wrote more th
all over the developed world, in asia, in japan, korea, china and in eastern europe. everywhere where people garner universities girls are doing better. now how that is going to play out in those various countries, think it is really going to depend on individual cultures and how they deal with this. but i think that we will be seeing a collapse in fertility and a lot of those countries as we already have. >> thank you kay. thank you all for coming. this book is "manning up."...
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let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program when i was the chair and ranking member, we worked together in a bipartisan way to make sure there was oversight. we are sending billions of dollars to afghanistan, billions of dollars to pakistan. the total budget is only 1%. i got a deep, black. about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afghanistan. i immediately held up all that money until we came to a conclusion and an understanding as to where that money came from and where it was going. we provide excellent oversight on our foreign aid budget and weekends to d
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we see the nuclear catastrophe in japan. we are closing nuclear plants the away from these kind of resort. it's hard not to be gripped by a panic when the world's high and mighty are sounding the alarm the closer you are typical shima the bigger your chances of picking up the panic virus which is spreading more so if you're not a physicist or a doctor people in russia's far is divided from japan by a strip of water four hundred miles across where the quickest to react. my friend called me and said that she's leaving this city i'm not karnik yet i'm already taking iodine just in case. but radiation levels remain completely normal and doctors are forced into sounding a different kind of alarm is the brotherhood if anything really serious happens there things like consuming large amounts of all red wine that's what people often say they're going to do such things won't help quite the reverse they may seriously damage their health because i don't function and it may well happen and probably will as well everything in japan goes
we see the nuclear catastrophe in japan. we are closing nuclear plants the away from these kind of resort. it's hard not to be gripped by a panic when the world's high and mighty are sounding the alarm the closer you are typical shima the bigger your chances of picking up the panic virus which is spreading more so if you're not a physicist or a doctor people in russia's far is divided from japan by a strip of water four hundred miles across where the quickest to react. my friend called me and...
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embassy announced the head of japan affairs at the state department kevin maher has been fired. visiting u.s. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell, in facted him of the move on thursday in their talks on thursday. they say a former deputy chief will assume the post. maher reportedly told some college students in the u.s. last december that okinawans are masters of manipulation and extortion. he was referring to the relocation of a u.s. marines air space station in the southern most prefecture. in the talks with takeaki matsumoto, campbell said maher's comments are unacceptable and contrary to u.s. policy and its respect for the people of okinawa. >>> japan's two major stock exchange operators will explore the possibility of consolidating their businesses. the talks will be aimed at bolstering japan's standing in the world equity market, amid growing pressure for realignment in the industry. if they agree to integrate operations it will have a listing of 4,000 stocks, rivaling the world's leading forces. the two will likely aim to boost their edge by sharing system developm
embassy announced the head of japan affairs at the state department kevin maher has been fired. visiting u.s. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell, in facted him of the move on thursday in their talks on thursday. they say a former deputy chief will assume the post. maher reportedly told some college students in the u.s. last december that okinawans are masters of manipulation and extortion. he was referring to the relocation of a u.s. marines air space station in the southern most...
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buying up the world there was a big recession and japan is now seen as a more or less normal capitalist country whether it is or not. now it's japanese to be fearful and they're very anxious about trying to want to ask you about bric bloc that is made up of brazil russia india and china some experts are saying that this block is going to really become a leader in. the world economic arena do you think that's the case or is china way ahead of everyone else china is certainly bigger than most other places and all these countries have a long way to grow and very dynamic for that. reason because they come from a lower. base. tend to be industrious and ambitious and sold in a way that perhaps is less true in. a continent like your which has been prosperous for an awful long time do you think they could become stronger than the united states in europe in terms of their. combined possibly but what a stronger me in today's economies when. corporations very very often it's they have will have their headquarters in one country but most of the factories in other countries and consumers all over th
buying up the world there was a big recession and japan is now seen as a more or less normal capitalist country whether it is or not. now it's japanese to be fearful and they're very anxious about trying to want to ask you about bric bloc that is made up of brazil russia india and china some experts are saying that this block is going to really become a leader in. the world economic arena do you think that's the case or is china way ahead of everyone else china is certainly bigger than most...
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in japan, even the scramble to leave is incredibly orderly. on the street outside tokyo's immigration office, the line stretches for more than a mile. thousands and thousands of people are waiting for a piece of paper so they can leave japan. the fact that they have to do this makes some here very angry. >> the japanese government has a secret requirement that, even though you have a visa, you still have to get a reentry stand to get back into the country. otherwise, you lose a your visa. a lot of people here are people from china, the people that run most of japan's economy. for the past six days, this woman got her mother was day -- was dead, swept away by the tsunami. she just got a call from her. just a minute ago. she said that she is alive and in the refugee center. i want to go get her a ticket back to china with me, but she said do not wait for me. tokyo is too dangerous. she told me i must go on by myself without her. once again today, giant military helicopters swung low over the fukushima plant. this time, they succeeded in dropping
in japan, even the scramble to leave is incredibly orderly. on the street outside tokyo's immigration office, the line stretches for more than a mile. thousands and thousands of people are waiting for a piece of paper so they can leave japan. the fact that they have to do this makes some here very angry. >> the japanese government has a secret requirement that, even though you have a visa, you still have to get a reentry stand to get back into the country. otherwise, you lose a your visa....
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interestingly enough, countries like south korea and japan never had an influential feminist movement are seeing similar success among women in school. i would add two other factors. the first is what barbara defoe whitehead has called the girl project. by the 1990s, and that seems to be a real dividing point that i described here. by the 1990s and even starting in the '80s parents were gaenldz in a new kind of child or a rather girl-rearing. they were intent on creating a new breed of girl. self-confident, ambitious. that's the wrong one. okay. i'll go to the next -- there we go. girl power. they were intent on creating a new breed of girl, self-confident, ambitious even as some girls have said kick ass, they have their own tv and movie shows and their own scholarships. the message for girls, go forth and achieve. the other reason for women's success, i believe, is changes in the economy that i talked about earlier. these changes were very friendly to women. for the most part up until the 1970s, women looked for employment for the simple reason that they and their families needed the
interestingly enough, countries like south korea and japan never had an influential feminist movement are seeing similar success among women in school. i would add two other factors. the first is what barbara defoe whitehead has called the girl project. by the 1990s, and that seems to be a real dividing point that i described here. by the 1990s and even starting in the '80s parents were gaenldz in a new kind of child or a rather girl-rearing. they were intent on creating a new breed of girl....
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well the sun has now come up in japan and the fallout from japan's eight point nine earthquake is getting worse by the minute the tsunami that it triggered was the cause of some of the most dramatic pictures from that region homes swept up in the wave cars literally being washed off the highway people running and swimming for their lives well it turns out the chain reaction of events has made things a whole lot worse and the country has now declared states yes states of emergency for five nuclear reactors to power plants about twenty thousand people are being evacuated from the vicinity of the fukushima plant or a backup generator failed making it impossible for the cooling system to supply water to cool the reactor now we are hearing reports of radiation levels of one thousand times normal inside that plant and there's a chance this could just be the beginning joining me now for more is kevin can specialise in nuclear waste and beyond nuclear and kevin it seems that this is truly a race against time i'm hearing japanese officials may only have hours. to cool the reactors that have been d
well the sun has now come up in japan and the fallout from japan's eight point nine earthquake is getting worse by the minute the tsunami that it triggered was the cause of some of the most dramatic pictures from that region homes swept up in the wave cars literally being washed off the highway people running and swimming for their lives well it turns out the chain reaction of events has made things a whole lot worse and the country has now declared states yes states of emergency for five...
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in japan and the operator of the nuclear plant denies reports that radiation levels reached ten million times the norm claims led to the immediate evacuation of the one but a high concentration of radioactive has been detected in the sea the city. will be back with more in less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime we discuss the rise of islamophobia in the us with award winning journalist in the room who says it's a reaction to fear and that's all interview next. artie's sitting down with award winning writer and journalist ian buruma named one of the top one hundred global thinkers by foreign policy magazine mr bruma is a professor of democracy human rights and journalism at bard college in new york sir thank you so much for joining us today thank you know your latest book is taming the gods of religion and democracy on three continents so i want to start our discussion by asking you about the role of islam in the modern world how significant is it and do you see a certain level of. a phobia in the united states nowadays do you think it's just there is certainly a level of isl
in japan and the operator of the nuclear plant denies reports that radiation levels reached ten million times the norm claims led to the immediate evacuation of the one but a high concentration of radioactive has been detected in the sea the city. will be back with more in less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime we discuss the rise of islamophobia in the us with award winning journalist in the room who says it's a reaction to fear and that's all interview next. artie's sitting down...
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of japan. ♪ >>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." as worries grow over unrest in the middle east, crude oil futures have hit again $100 a barrel in new york. buy orders increased on tuesday as market players became more concerned about future oil supplies on news that iran security forces clamped down on anti-government protesters. iran is the second largest oil producer among opec oil member countries. this e benchmark wti crude futures topped $100 a barrel in after-hours trading for the first time since last wednesday. the index is now at that price. on the new york stock exchange, share prices plunged on tuesday amid growing worries that higher oil prices may slow down the world economic recovery. the dow jones industrial average closed at 12058, down 168 points from the previous day. u.s. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke has indicated america's economy is growing at a faster pace than last year but he cautions over soaring oil prices over continuing soaring prices in the arab world. >> sustained rises in the price 0 of oil a
of japan. ♪ >>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." as worries grow over unrest in the middle east, crude oil futures have hit again $100 a barrel in new york. buy orders increased on tuesday as market players became more concerned about future oil supplies on news that iran security forces clamped down on anti-government protesters. iran is the second largest oil producer among opec oil member countries. this e benchmark wti crude futures topped $100 a barrel in after-hours...
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of japan. just getting around the coastal region is a very difficult job. we are in the northeast. this is one place that was pretty much smashed to pieces. >> this is the center. you can see the cleanup operations are already well under way. the bulldozers are in. we have seen people all over town trying to clean up their homes, businesses, shops as best they can. there is a lot of mud in these places. the sea is in that direction. the water came up the high street smashing into these shops and businesses. you can see the debris. they are trying to make an impact on this. this is such a huge task. this is a thriving town. it was the center of japan's fishing industry. all of that now lies in ruins. what happens to this community of the future is very much an open question. at the moment, people are trying to clear as much as they can of all this debris. at the same time, they are trying to find out what happened to missing loved ones. there is a main information center here so people here can
of japan. just getting around the coastal region is a very difficult job. we are in the northeast. this is one place that was pretty much smashed to pieces. >> this is the center. you can see the cleanup operations are already well under way. the bulldozers are in. we have seen people all over town trying to clean up their homes, businesses, shops as best they can. there is a lot of mud in these places. the sea is in that direction. the water came up the high street smashing into these...
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. >>> japan's current account surplus marked its first drop in nearly two months due to a jump in imports and soaring prices of crude oil and iron ore. the finance ministry set in a preliminary report on tuesday that the surplus for january totaled around $5.6 billion. that is a plunge of almost 48% from a year earlier. the trade deficit for january was $4.8 billion. the ministry said weaker exports during china's lunar new year holidays were another negative factor. this is the first time in two years that the trade balance has tipped into the red. the income balance, which includes returns on foreign investment, rose above 10%. the increase was due to improved earnings and overseas subsidiaries of japanese firms. >>> credit worries continue on heavily indebted european countries. this has led a u.s. credit rating agency to downgrade greek government bonds by three notches. moody's said on monday it lowered the rating of greek debt from the already below investment grade of b.a.-1 to b.-1. since running into a debt crisis last year, greece has been trying to turn around its fiscal health
. >>> japan's current account surplus marked its first drop in nearly two months due to a jump in imports and soaring prices of crude oil and iron ore. the finance ministry set in a preliminary report on tuesday that the surplus for january totaled around $5.6 billion. that is a plunge of almost 48% from a year earlier. the trade deficit for january was $4.8 billion. the ministry said weaker exports during china's lunar new year holidays were another negative factor. this is the first...
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japan struggles to control the stricken pushy when nuclear power dropping the seawater in the air planning to use it would reduce account in trucks and desperate attempts to cool the reactors and prevent taking down. with every fifty workers remaining to all the stable power plant allies tons of the un nuclear all thoughts and wondering why it's taking them so long to react to the atomic things are unfolding in japan. and the us says it's along by the mounting problems and for the sheer of the troubles they have songs about drawing board of the american behind the power stations decide. to dial the news libyan opposition supporters call for an end to the violence in the country russia pushes for a cease fire resolution for the u.n. is yet to make in the. next arctic spotlight focuses on how people around the world are growing more apprehensive about nuclear energy in light of japan's crisis. for the. we've got it's. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. hello again a welcome to spotlight. on our teeth i'll be love and today me and my guests will discuss
japan struggles to control the stricken pushy when nuclear power dropping the seawater in the air planning to use it would reduce account in trucks and desperate attempts to cool the reactors and prevent taking down. with every fifty workers remaining to all the stable power plant allies tons of the un nuclear all thoughts and wondering why it's taking them so long to react to the atomic things are unfolding in japan. and the us says it's along by the mounting problems and for the sheer of the...
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and in japan the fukushima nuclear facilities management for wrong worth watching. aviation levels have dropped ten million times and no mistake probes the regions of a creation of the largest city in the side. of europe is eight now and i'll be back with more news in less than fifteen minutes first let's take a look at what's happening in the world of sports with. what's the big good to have you with us our headlines this hour. the russian vitaly petrov reaches the full no one podium for the first ever time finishing third at the season opening a stream grand prix. all changed russia say goodbye to the top of their euro twenty twelve qualifying group for now after feeling to break the deadlock against armenia . plant ansel about move closer to the garden cup finals both moving up in the respective series over the weekend. the telly showing he's got what it takes to contest in formula one the russian earning first ever podium finish at the opening race of the season in melbourne the borgo rocket believed bettered by pull to flag winner with sebastian vettel lewis ha
and in japan the fukushima nuclear facilities management for wrong worth watching. aviation levels have dropped ten million times and no mistake probes the regions of a creation of the largest city in the side. of europe is eight now and i'll be back with more news in less than fifteen minutes first let's take a look at what's happening in the world of sports with. what's the big good to have you with us our headlines this hour. the russian vitaly petrov reaches the full no one podium for the...
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china through all kinds of wars with among other people, japan, france and other nations as a nation deeply, deeply changing. and by 1912, it was ready for the biggest change of all. millennia of imperial rule were coming to an end and the first-ever chinese republic was being born. and when the republic was born, these young men became modern china's founding fathers. the prime minister of that republic was a graduate, his foreign minister was to graduate. many figured out how to build railroads on the large scale across canada with a graduate. the father of the commander of the chinese was a graduate was china's harvard was also a graduate. and here are all these young men walking around the forbidden city, talking to each other in english, saying things like that the right, old boy. it will be okay. this was the highlight of their lives. they were expecting that sooner or later china was very and they were heartbroken. china soon fell into a series of warbird of them and after that japanese invasion, after that, civil war. after that, communist. and as the successful men turned ol
china through all kinds of wars with among other people, japan, france and other nations as a nation deeply, deeply changing. and by 1912, it was ready for the biggest change of all. millennia of imperial rule were coming to an end and the first-ever chinese republic was being born. and when the republic was born, these young men became modern china's founding fathers. the prime minister of that republic was a graduate, his foreign minister was to graduate. many figured out how to build...
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next going after the union workers can really get away with things and radiation continues to rise in japan are we seeing a worst case scenario unfolding. you need to know this more than five hundred thousand people took to the streets of london over the weekend to protest the british government's proposed austerity program that would cut one hundred thirty billion dollars in spending and lay off nearly five hundred thousand public workers all walks of british life will be concise affected by the conservatives proposed cuts to child care services for retirees and public safety programs and because the nation's single payer health care system on the road to privatization london hasn't seen a protest this big since the two thousand and three demonstration against the iraq war one of the groups leading the protest was the trades union congress and polling our head of organization and services said this about why people are demonstrating . the government needs to change economic cool cool because the creative nolan employments this life and all that recovery on the devastating public service is
next going after the union workers can really get away with things and radiation continues to rise in japan are we seeing a worst case scenario unfolding. you need to know this more than five hundred thousand people took to the streets of london over the weekend to protest the british government's proposed austerity program that would cut one hundred thirty billion dollars in spending and lay off nearly five hundred thousand public workers all walks of british life will be concise affected by...
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. >> nuclear anxiety in japan. tonight extraordinary measures after word of of emergency. >>> 6.12 days after the 8.9 catastrophe. >>> now, as new tsunami video emerges, thousands of miles away a tour of the bay area damage and the outrage. >> this is a joke, it's sickening. >>> good evening. the official death toll from japan's earthquake and tsunami just rose tonight to at least a thousand. and if those disasters weren't bad enough, now this the government says there's probably a partial melt down going on right now at a japanese nuclear power plant. here is the source of the fear. >> reporter: this blast at a nuclear power plant is putting all of japan on edge. three reactors are having problems with their cooling function. and top government spokesman says a partial melt down is likely underway. authorities have evacuated more than 200,000 people living within a 12-mile radius of the complex. an increase of radiation in the air can increase the risk of cancer and residents are being screened for exposure. >> th
. >> nuclear anxiety in japan. tonight extraordinary measures after word of of emergency. >>> 6.12 days after the 8.9 catastrophe. >>> now, as new tsunami video emerges, thousands of miles away a tour of the bay area damage and the outrage. >> this is a joke, it's sickening. >>> good evening. the official death toll from japan's earthquake and tsunami just rose tonight to at least a thousand. and if those disasters weren't bad enough, now this the...
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disaster images that make the world stand still always the case of japan what if the media isn't there to disasters still happen. if thursday march twenty fourth seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine frizz now you're watching our team today marks the twelfth anniversary of the nato bombings in yugoslavia it was of course a different time then but with the recent military outburst of the west against libya it's hard not to draw some parallels between the two attacks are going to analyzes the wars past and present. in march seasons change sunshine invites americans onto the streets american politicians invite themselves to foreign countries. march nine hundred ninety nine the u.s. and its nato allies former yugoslavia armed forces joined our nato allies in airstrikes against serbian forces responsible for the brutality in kosovo march two thousand and eleven america's next democratic president and a new coalition of the willing attack libya u.n. security council passed a strong resolution but the man's and to the violence against. it authorizes the use of force yes that's the way it
disaster images that make the world stand still always the case of japan what if the media isn't there to disasters still happen. if thursday march twenty fourth seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine frizz now you're watching our team today marks the twelfth anniversary of the nato bombings in yugoslavia it was of course a different time then but with the recent military outburst of the west against libya it's hard not to draw some parallels between the two attacks are going to analyzes the...
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in the 1980's everyone in america was terrified of japan incorporated. i think if the japanese had bought rockefeller and the other high-profile things like that and you mentioned some of that in your notebook, japan incorporated disappeared, and now we're sort of waiting for japan to be one of these debt dominoes hundred% of gdp. as china the new japanpgpg incorporated? poe wepo overstating whether0gpg people should be concerned aboug pg answer is i don't know because if i knew i would have treated that already.popopopo >> host: how can you be inpgpgpo washington without --0g0g0gpgpgg >> guest: good point. but my sensepo is that becausepg what can happen, by the way, weg know that japan was a housing crisis that led to a situation.o the property won again it is tho central america solve thesepo0gg problems because of the economio malaise thepg country suffered since thatpg time.0gpgpgpgpgpg it's now 30 years later and it can be longer-term and some sustained basis which is quite detrimental. we don't know. nobody knows how china is going to look and 20,
in the 1980's everyone in america was terrified of japan incorporated. i think if the japanese had bought rockefeller and the other high-profile things like that and you mentioned some of that in your notebook, japan incorporated disappeared, and now we're sort of waiting for japan to be one of these debt dominoes hundred% of gdp. as china the new japanpgpg incorporated? poe wepo overstating whether0gpg people should be concerned aboug pg answer is i don't know because if i knew i would have...
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china, through the boxer rebellion, through all kind of wars with, you know, among other people, japan, france, and other nations was a nation deeply, deeply changing, and by 1912, it was ready for the biggest change of all. milenia of imperial rule was coming to an end, and first ever chinese republic was being born. when that republic was born, these young men were china's founding fathers. the founder was a graduate, and his foreign minister was a graduate. the man who built railroads on the large scale across china was a graduate. the father of the commander of the chinese navy was a graduate and the founder of china's harvard was also a graduate. here's these young men talking in english and saying that's all right, old, boy, it'll be okay. this was the highlight of their lives. they were expecting that sooner or later china will thrive, and they were heart broken. china soon fell into a series of war lordism and after that, japanese invasion, after that, civil war, after that, communism. as these successful men turned old and frail, they watch as everything they worked to achieve
china, through the boxer rebellion, through all kind of wars with, you know, among other people, japan, france, and other nations was a nation deeply, deeply changing, and by 1912, it was ready for the biggest change of all. milenia of imperial rule was coming to an end, and first ever chinese republic was being born. when that republic was born, these young men were china's founding fathers. the founder was a graduate, and his foreign minister was a graduate. the man who built railroads on the...
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this is a huge issue for them yes because japan much of japan about a third will boost electricity from these reactors at their shirt. god forbid it should be a major accident here and focus shima they may want to actually shut the rest of them without power the situation like this it was bad enough living in a regular time without power but it emergency c time we really do need power. people's lives in hospitals and other situations the pen was just one of the reasons crazy to be dependent on nuclear power these reactors are way too fragile way to go on rubble and you know i've been up since three o'clock in the morning here i was called by a friend of mine precisely because of this i've been writing on this since pretty much it started when i looked at those pictures. of the wave that came into japan sixty miles from the coast i thought there's no nuclear plant that could stand up to this and we've added reactors that have been hit by the big numbers from the earthquake but thankfully no them have been. inundated by the tsunami the four reactors in california are very close to sea lev
this is a huge issue for them yes because japan much of japan about a third will boost electricity from these reactors at their shirt. god forbid it should be a major accident here and focus shima they may want to actually shut the rest of them without power the situation like this it was bad enough living in a regular time without power but it emergency c time we really do need power. people's lives in hospitals and other situations the pen was just one of the reasons crazy to be dependent on...
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activists insist japan is sending the u.s. a painful message. >> in japan before march 11th people said we'll never have a 9.0. we need to do better than that. we have a wakeup call here. >> reporter: indian point's operators insist it's safe, well protected from even a terrorist attack, and built to sustain the strongest earthquakes anticipated for the area. despite all of that, opponents say nature's unpredictability makes a nuclear plant here just not worth the risk. ron allen, nbc news, buchanan, new york. >>> we are back in a moment with a troubling question a lot of people are asking after the events of the past several days. >>> finally tonight, after the unrelenting and literally world-changing news of the past nine or so days, a question many of us have been asking, now perfectly captured on the cover of "newsweek" magazine out tomorrow, against the backdrop of a cresting wave, the words "apom lips now: tsunamis, earthquakes, nuclear meltdowns, revolutions, economies on the brink, what the blank is next?" we wish we c
activists insist japan is sending the u.s. a painful message. >> in japan before march 11th people said we'll never have a 9.0. we need to do better than that. we have a wakeup call here. >> reporter: indian point's operators insist it's safe, well protected from even a terrorist attack, and built to sustain the strongest earthquakes anticipated for the area. despite all of that, opponents say nature's unpredictability makes a nuclear plant here just not worth the risk. ron allen,...
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and nuclear watchdog finally heads to japan in which criticism the atomic agency has failed to get on top of the crisis. unfolding the fukushima disaster could disability damage the image and the bank account the u.s. funds are designed to station in two years already rethinking its business dealings with general electric. and in libya pro-government forces regain a mole ground from rebels russia is pushing for a u.n. cease fire resolution after declaring colonel gadhafi persona non grata. all next year on our program spotlight focuses on how people around the world are growing slightly more apprehensive about nuclear energy certainly in the light of japan's disaster. hello again oh welcome to spotlight the interview show on our teeth i would love and today me and my guests will discuss what people call the true novel sin. following the explosions on the japanese nuclear power plant the europeans are growing more fearful about their own nuclear reactors. says over half of the country's population one all those seventeen reactors shut down in japan people are expressing less credit to
and nuclear watchdog finally heads to japan in which criticism the atomic agency has failed to get on top of the crisis. unfolding the fukushima disaster could disability damage the image and the bank account the u.s. funds are designed to station in two years already rethinking its business dealings with general electric. and in libya pro-government forces regain a mole ground from rebels russia is pushing for a u.n. cease fire resolution after declaring colonel gadhafi persona non grata. all...
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here now a look at the images in japan. in the hardest hit corner of japan, survival. in the middle of so much destruction and loss, hope. a group of kindergartners rescued, stranded aboard a boat. now back on land. treating their injuries on the spot. today, growing worries about those who hadn't been found. lists of evacuees were posted at local shelters. >> my husband hasn't come here yet. he left home a little later than me. our house was swept away. >> on the roof of one hospital the staff used towels and sheets to spell out a simple desperate plea. 300 people help. and elsewhere, a young woman says she's glad to be alive. >> we are all right. i'm relieved that my baby was not harmed. >> and that is nbc "nbc nightly news" for this saturday night. i'm lester holt reporting from tokyo japan. i will see you back here tomorrow, on "today". thank you for watching everyone. and good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we begin with more fallout from the magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in japan. tonight another reactor has
here now a look at the images in japan. in the hardest hit corner of japan, survival. in the middle of so much destruction and loss, hope. a group of kindergartners rescued, stranded aboard a boat. now back on land. treating their injuries on the spot. today, growing worries about those who hadn't been found. lists of evacuees were posted at local shelters. >> my husband hasn't come here yet. he left home a little later than me. our house was swept away. >> on the roof of one...
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just got off a flight from japan. david, that flight was packed with americans trying to get out. >> reporter: it sure was, george. we talked to a lot of them, including one couple from north carolina. the husband leaving his job early. they decided it wasn't safe enough. they wanted to be back home with their family in north carolina. and the americans who were on this flight, it was a commercial flight, all made their decision to get out before they heard from the state department. but we learned right there at the airport just outside of tokyo, this is a difficult decision for many families, who stays and who goes. just as we begin to talking a to todd of atlanta. your son's saying bye, daddy. >> bye, buddy. >> daddy? >> yes. >> are you going to be sad? >> reporter: it turns out, his boys had something far more important to say. good-bye. they were waving to their dad, leaving japan for a break from school with their mother. he is staying behind for work with coca-cola. is it tough to say good-bye to them without k
just got off a flight from japan. david, that flight was packed with americans trying to get out. >> reporter: it sure was, george. we talked to a lot of them, including one couple from north carolina. the husband leaving his job early. they decided it wasn't safe enough. they wanted to be back home with their family in north carolina. and the americans who were on this flight, it was a commercial flight, all made their decision to get out before they heard from the state department. but...
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tepco is the region's largest utility, and provides power to a third of japan's population, but with most of its nuclear power and other energy plants sidelined by the earthquake, tokyo is confronting huge power shortages, especially this summer. the nationalization rumors-- discounted by japanese officials-- sent tepco shares to their lowest level in almost 50 years. the fukushima disaster may not end japan's heavy dependence on nuclear energy, but it's likely to permanently alter the cozy ties between nuclear power companies and their regulators. lucy craft, "nightly business report," tokyo. >> susie: happy birthday, starbucks! while the world's biggest coffee chain has been celebrating all month, it officially turns 40 tomorrow. thanks to starbucks, a "half-caf grande dry cap" is now part of our vocabulary. but, three years ago, starbucks was in bad shape. profits were down, so founder howard schulz returned as c.e.o. to save the company. he details that comeback in his new book out today. it's called "onward: how starbucks fought for its life without losing its soul." earlier tod
tepco is the region's largest utility, and provides power to a third of japan's population, but with most of its nuclear power and other energy plants sidelined by the earthquake, tokyo is confronting huge power shortages, especially this summer. the nationalization rumors-- discounted by japanese officials-- sent tepco shares to their lowest level in almost 50 years. the fukushima disaster may not end japan's heavy dependence on nuclear energy, but it's likely to permanently alter the cozy...
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. >> what happened in japan, our earthquake supplies have been selling out. it's hard to keep it on the shelf. >> there are over 12 million people in l.a. if something major were to happen like happened in japan, we'd be kind of out of luck, i think. >> reporter: we visited an earthquake simulator to learn how to survive a 6.2 magnitude quake. clearly they didn't warn me before they turned it on. oh my god. that was so strong. >> yeah. >> reporter: and i didn't know what to do. >> exactly. >> reporter: what is the right thing? twl we >> what i tried to do, to push you underneath there. >> reporter: there are a lot of things you can do before the ground starts shaking. you can secure electronics and furniture. the biggest sellers are the kits, with essentials like food and water. these pacts stay fresh for five years. just drink two of these and eat these two and that would be enough for a whole day. >> doesn't look like much. >> well, it isn't, but you don't want to be carrying your entire kitchen with you. >> reporter: also inside, a blanket and hand crank f
. >> what happened in japan, our earthquake supplies have been selling out. it's hard to keep it on the shelf. >> there are over 12 million people in l.a. if something major were to happen like happened in japan, we'd be kind of out of luck, i think. >> reporter: we visited an earthquake simulator to learn how to survive a 6.2 magnitude quake. clearly they didn't warn me before they turned it on. oh my god. that was so strong. >> yeah. >> reporter: and i didn't...
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china through the boxer rebellion through all kinds of wars with him on other people of japan and france and other nations was a nation deeply, deeply changing, and by 1912, it was ready for the biggest change of all. the millennia of imperial rule was coming to an and in the first-ever chinese republic was being borne. when that republic was born, these young men became modern china's founding fathers. the prime minister of that republic was it red with. his foreign minister was a graduate. the man who figured out how to build railroads on a large scale across china was a graduate. the father of the commander of the chinese navy was a graduate and the founder of zhang wang university was also a graduate. and here were all these young men walking around the forbidden city talking to each other in english saying things like that is all right oh boy, it will be okay. this was the highlight of their lives. they were expecting that sooner or later china would survive. and they were heart broken. china soon fell into a series of warlordism and after that japanese invasions and after that civi
china through the boxer rebellion through all kinds of wars with him on other people of japan and france and other nations was a nation deeply, deeply changing, and by 1912, it was ready for the biggest change of all. the millennia of imperial rule was coming to an and in the first-ever chinese republic was being borne. when that republic was born, these young men became modern china's founding fathers. the prime minister of that republic was it red with. his foreign minister was a graduate....
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we have families back in japan. i'm honored i am able to help out. >> usf blue ridge is based in japan which is south of tokyo. they were in singapore for a port visit but immediately prepared to return following the disaster. we are hearing firsthand accounts of people that were in japan when it happened. they describe a frightening experience. one woman a san francisco native currently lives in tokyo with her husband and two young sons. she says the quake was noticeably more violent than the 1989 quake. >> we were walking home from kindergarten and it was crazy the ground shook so hard. we had to sit down. we couldn't even stand. >> other bay area residents are boarding flights to japan to look for family members they have not heard of since the quake hit. central bankers are injecting nearly $184 billion into money markets. the record level is more than twice than what they haddie nounsed earlier. preliminary efforts put repair cost in the tens of billions of dollars. japan's nikkei dropped 6% in the first day of
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. -- japan? the idea that we would have a plan of the same design, which, in 20 years, will be 60 years old, i think it is a frightening thought to many people in vermont. >> senator, as i indicated previously, the agency intends to go forward with a systematic and methodical look at all of the plants to see -- primarily based on the incident in japan -- to see if there are any modifications or changes we need to make to our regulations. that would apply to vermont yankee as well as to any other plant. we will not wait until extended time of operation. we will do it right now based on existing operation of the facility. the license extension that we should is an opportunity for that plant to operate additionally beyond the years of its initial license. but if we do find information that tells us the informatiothio be changed, we will make those changes. >> i can tell you that the people of vermont, before the terrible accidents and earthquake in japan, were very concerned about the safety of the
. -- japan? the idea that we would have a plan of the same design, which, in 20 years, will be 60 years old, i think it is a frightening thought to many people in vermont. >> senator, as i indicated previously, the agency intends to go forward with a systematic and methodical look at all of the plants to see -- primarily based on the incident in japan -- to see if there are any modifications or changes we need to make to our regulations. that would apply to vermont yankee as well as to...